Manto
In Bombay's seedy-shiny film world, Manto and his stories are widely read and accepted. But as sectarian violence engulfs the nation, Manto makes the difficult choice of leaving his beloved Bombay. In Lahore, he finds himself bereft of friends and unable to find takers for his writings.
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Saadat Hasan Manto
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Rasika Dugal
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Tahir Raj Bhasin
Sunder Shyam
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Feryna Wazheir
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Javed Akhtar
Abid Ali Abid
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Nandita Das Director · Sneha Khanwalkar Composer Kartik Vijay Cinematographer
First release May 13, 2018 · Produced in India · Languages Hindi, Urdu
Production
Viacom18 Studios
Production
HP Studios
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Nandita Das Initiatives
Production
Filmstoc (IN)
Production
Magic If Films
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Reverie Entertainment
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En Compagnie des Lamas
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Radiant Films International
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CNC
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Viacom 18 Motion Pictures
Production
India
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Original title
मंटो
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi · Urdu
Release dates
France · May 13, 2018
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
India · September 21, 2018
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
France
May 24, 2018 · Theatrical
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